KEY LIME STRATEGIES AND MEDIA
$1.83M
2025-2026 cycle
KEY LIME STRATEGIES AND MEDIA is a fundraising vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle KEY LIME STRATEGIES AND MEDIA was paid $1.83M across 15 client committees.
Part I Identity
Stable facts about this entity. These figures do not change as you adjust the timeframe in Part II.
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Aug 31, 2022 → Jun 4, 2026
- spans 3.8 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 114
- Schedule B rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 15
- distinct payers
Part II Activity in selected window
One timeframe control governs all three panels below. Change it once and the trajectory, top buyers, and party breakdown all update together.
Spend trajectory
Monthly spend to this vendor over the last 12 months.
Jul 2025
Jun 2026
$1.68M
across 12 months
Top buyers
Two views of the same data — diagram and table share the time-window control and the same top-buyers slice. Click "View all buyers in research" to drill in with the matching date range.
No buyer activity in this window.
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 3 months · top 4
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| VARET, ESTHER KIM CA · House DEM |
$52,384 | 4 |
| RIKER, BRANDON CA · House DEM |
$9,220 | 1 |
| VILLARAIGOSA FOR GOVERNOR 2026; ANTONIO 1471635 |
$3,804 | 3 |
| MCCARTNEY, RICK AZ · House DEM |
$3,314 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 6 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| FORD, EARLE FL · House DEM |
$284,042 | 4 |
| VARET, ESTHER KIM CA · House DEM |
$230,097 | 7 |
| KINTER, MARIALANA FL · House DEM |
$158,070 | 5 |
| RIKER, BRANDON CA · House DEM |
$82,411 | 5 |
| REVOLUTIONARY CHANGE PAC C00919332 |
$56,243 | 6 |
| YONCE, ERIC FL · House DEM |
$51,295 | 2 |
| TURNAGE, EVAN MS · House DEM |
$29,964 | 6 |
| VILLARAIGOSA FOR GOVERNOR 2026; ANTONIO 1471635 |
$16,794 | 9 |
| NEMORIN, DALOURNY NY · House DEM |
$15,000 | 3 |
| MCCARTNEY, RICK AZ · House DEM |
$3,314 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 12 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| VARET, ESTHER KIM CA · House DEM |
$603,814 | 21 |
| FORD, EARLE FL · House DEM |
$346,296 | 5 |
| KINTER, MARIALANA FL · House DEM |
$160,157 | 6 |
| RIKER, BRANDON CA · House DEM |
$127,573 | 9 |
| REVOLUTIONARY CHANGE PAC C00919332 |
$108,569 | 15 |
| YONCE, ERIC FL · House DEM |
$52,968 | 3 |
| TURNAGE, EVAN MS · House DEM |
$29,964 | 6 |
| VILLARAIGOSA FOR GOVERNOR 2026; ANTONIO 1471635 |
$26,848 | 13 |
| NEMORIN, DALOURNY NY · House DEM |
$15,000 | 3 |
| MCCARTNEY, RICK AZ · House DEM |
$3,314 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 18 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| VARET, ESTHER KIM CA · House DEM |
$836,737 | 29 |
| FORD, EARLE FL · House DEM |
$346,296 | 5 |
| KINTER, MARIALANA FL · House DEM |
$160,157 | 6 |
| RIKER, BRANDON CA · House DEM |
$127,573 | 9 |
| REVOLUTIONARY CHANGE PAC C00919332 |
$108,569 | 15 |
| YONCE, ERIC FL · House DEM |
$52,968 | 3 |
| TURNAGE, EVAN MS · House DEM |
$29,964 | 6 |
| VILLARAIGOSA FOR GOVERNOR 2026; ANTONIO 1471635 |
$26,848 | 13 |
| NEMORIN, DALOURNY NY · House DEM |
$15,000 | 3 |
| BAILEY, HUY-YEN CAM MS. FL · House DEM |
$9,849 | 4 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 24 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| VARET, ESTHER KIM CA · House DEM |
$836,737 | 29 |
| FORD, EARLE FL · House DEM |
$346,296 | 5 |
| KINTER, MARIALANA FL · House DEM |
$160,157 | 6 |
| RIKER, BRANDON CA · House DEM |
$127,573 | 9 |
| REVOLUTIONARY CHANGE PAC C00919332 |
$108,569 | 15 |
| YONCE, ERIC FL · House DEM |
$52,968 | 3 |
| JEN PERELMAN FOR CONGRESS C00871533 |
$52,725 | 7 |
| TURNAGE, EVAN MS · House DEM |
$29,964 | 6 |
| VILLARAIGOSA FOR GOVERNOR 2026; ANTONIO 1471635 |
$26,848 | 13 |
| NEMORIN, DALOURNY NY · House DEM |
$15,000 | 3 |
By party
Revenue by party
D · 100%
R · 0%
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $1,690,484 | 92.58% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $135,417 | 7.42% |
Part III Reference tables
Full all-time and cycle-to-date data.
Cycle-over-cycle trajectory
current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 4 years
Per-quarter totals
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $1K | 1 | SCHILLER, MARGARET ANN MS 100% | Fundraising 100% | $1K | — |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $2K | 1 | SCHILLER, MARGARET ANN MS 100% | Fundraising 100% | $3K | — |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $872 | 2 | PASTRANA, ALLEK 64% | Fundraising 100% | $872 | — |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $103K | 14 | JEN PERELMAN FOR CONGRESS 99% | Fundraising 100% | $104K | +9664% |
| 2025 | Q1 | 2026 | $5K | 3 | BAILEY, HUY-YEN CAM MS. 100% | — | $5K | — |
| 2025 | Q2 | 2026 | $36K | 5 | VARET, ESTHER KIM 84% | — | $41K | — |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2026 | $360K | 11 | VARET, ESTHER KIM 100% | Fundraising 100% | $401K | — |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2026 | $190K | 13 | VARET, ESTHER KIM 79% | Fundraising 100% | $591K | — |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $958K | 51 | FORD, EARLE 36% | Fundraising 51% | $1.55M | — |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $170K | 13 | VARET, ESTHER KIM 81% | Fundraising 1% | $1.72M | +19370% |
Revenue by service category
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Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fundraising | $1,144,316 | 62 | $18K | 100.0% | VARET, ESTHER KIM 44% | 3mo ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
0
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$0 · 0% of revenue
0
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$0 · 0% of revenue
15
One-time clients 1 cycle
$1,825,901 · 100% of revenue
Geographic concentration
Where this vendor's clients are based — federal committees by state, plus implicit jurisdiction for CA and TX state filers.
| State | Total spend | % of revenue | Clients | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA | $991,159 | 54.3% | 3 | |
| FL | $786,124 | 43.1% | 8 | |
| MS | $29,964 | 1.6% | 1 | |
| NY | $15,000 | 0.8% | 1 | |
| AZ | $3,314 | 0.2% | 1 | |
| KY | $341 | 0.0% | 1 |
Notable disbursements
5 largest all-time · 5 largest in the current cycle · 5 most recent. Each row earns its place.
| Reason | Date | Filer | Category | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Largest all-time | 2026-02-06 | FORD, EARLE | Fundraising | DIGITAL ADVERTISING AND SMS: PRODUCTION AND PLACEMENT | $180,798 |
| Largest all-time | 2025-07-02 | VARET, ESTHER KIM | Fundraising | TEXT BLASTS | $105,320 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-03-09 | KINTER, MARIALANA | — | SOCIAL MEDIA ADVERTISEMENT AND TEXT MESSAGES | $100,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2025-07-01 | VARET, ESTHER KIM | Fundraising | FUNDRAISING ADVERTISEMENTS | $92,851 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-02-05 | VARET, ESTHER KIM | — | DIGITAL MEDIA | $90,902 |
| Recent | 2026-05-07 | VARET, ESTHER KIM | — | DIGITAL MEDIA | $34,779 |
| Recent | 2026-05-07 | VARET, ESTHER KIM | — | TEXT BLASTS | $12,894 |
| Recent | 2026-05-07 | VARET, ESTHER KIM | — | TEXT BLASTS | $3,561 |
| Recent | 2026-06-04 | MCCARTNEY, RICK | — | DIGITAL CONSULTANT AND TEXTING | $3,314 |
| Recent | 2026-05-07 | VARET, ESTHER KIM | — | TEXT BLASTS | $1,150 |